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I have always found the concept of boycotting Arsenal odd. And I have found the need to tell everyone that one is boycotting even order. Borderline attention seeking. You see, Arsenal is a love. Till death do us part. Through thick and thin. The sign of a real fan is ... read more

Hector Bellerin Are Arsenal fans really that sad that they have spent their last few days perfecting a Cockney-Spanish accent before recording themselves in a car pretending to be Hector Bellerin on the phone? Has it come to it that some fans are so willing to destroy the club they ... read more

I wish we could get back to talking about football was what a pal solemnly said last night. He was fed up, we were all fed up. No game at the weekend had led to us having very little to talk about bar the fall-out from the Hector Bellerin comments. ... read more

On the She Wore Facebook Page, GC recently asked the question: Could a new manager turn us around in a season, or has too much damage been done? It is an interesting question, and one which could take some exploring. Factors that need to be taken into account are things ... read more

Hector Bellerin has come in for some stick this season. To a point where some Arsenal fans say they would be “happy if he leaves in the summer”. For me, the Spanish right back is taken for granted. And the fact that it has taken me so long to defend ... read more

Long time readers of this blog will now that we have been long terms supporters of both the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans and The Royal British Legion. For these reasons, we were delighted to have a sit down with the founder of the Arsenal FC Armed Forces Supporters’ Club ... read more

Founded in the same month that Arsène Wenger became our manager, the Swedish side were created in October 1996 when three local clubs, Ope IF, IFK Ostersund and Ostersund/Torvalla FF, merged together. A fourth club, Froso IF, joined the following year and the club then began its life in the ... read more

There are zero reason’s why tomorrow Arsenal should not play the fullest strength team possible. With no FA Cup at the weekend after a dismal display against Nottingham Forest, Arsenal do not have a game this weekend. Our next two games are the away and home ties against Ostersund in ... read more

Arsene Wenger’s time was up a few years back. My opinion has never waivered. I felt that during the 2006-2012 period, when money was extremely limited due to stadium debt and front loaded sponsorship deals, that Wenger did a good job steering the HMS Arsenal through choppy waters. We might ... read more

It is late in the evening on the 14th May, 1980, and The Jam, sum it up: ‘The dying spark, you left your mark on me’, the previous three hours had indeed been The Bitterest Pill. The 1979/80 football season had been a momentous journey for the Arsenal and ... read more

Spurs beat Arsenal. They deserved to win. And as predicted, what followed their victory in the North London Derby was a string of tweets and comments about how the win proves their has been a “power shift” in North London over the last 5 years. A power shift that has ... read more

On a Thursday the feeling would start….. the nerves, the anticipation, the hatred. Friday, is about making the arrangements, what pub, what train, what time. Saturday comes and we jump out of bed, it’s never a struggle, and we pace until we leave the house. It could only mean one ... read more

Lads, time to stand up and be counted. It has been a below average league campaign for The Arsenal so far this season. We are currently set for a 6th place finish, which will be our lowest in 23 years – the infamous 1994/95 season when George graham was sacked ... read more

Already identified as Arsenal’s number one goal keeping target, the club need to move quickly to secure Petr Cech’s long term replacement. Reports emanating from Spain indicate that Arsenal are lining up a deal to sign Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak in the summer. Atletico number one Oblak is rated ... read more

This week has kind of flown by for me. Usually in the lead up to a North London Derby, I get giddy from the beginning of the week and write a few blogs to try and wind that lot up the road – I still love the fact that the ... read more

When an individual dives, he is a cheat. He has taken a choice to attempt to gain an advantage through cheating. When during a game, 3 team mates all dive, then you have to bring into question the philosophy of the club and integrity of the coaching staff. Against Liverpool, ... read more

Contracts are all about negotiating the best deal for yourself that you can get at the time. A few years back, Theo Walcott got himself a big new contract mainly due to other senior players around him leaving. He had 8 months left on his deal and with the club ... read more

On Friday, we dissected the squad to look at what we actually need in the summer to improve the first team and squad. From this, it was a common consensus that Arsenal need: A first choice goal keeper A first choice centre back A first choice defensive midfielder A squad ... read more

Lies So during the early hours of Sunday morning, a Blue Tick Twitter account Tweeted what he had seen on the London Underground the evening before: He was called out as a liar, so to justify his lie, he gave out further details of the incident: So at 18:20 on ... read more

Jekill and Hyde Arsenal Great win, great performance. How frustrating. Arsenal’s last 4 results in the league are LWLW. Both losses came away, both wins came at home. Bournemouth (A) 1-2 Crystal Palace (H) 4-1 Swansea City (A) 1-3 Everton (H) 5-1 32 out of a possible 39 points at ... read more

You have to love Arsenal fans, they spend years moaning abut lack of squad depth, lack of competition, then as soon as we have more than one decent player for a position, they complain that we can’t fit them both in. Mesut Ozil, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette. ... read more

The majority of people who read my blogs are glass half empty types. Always wanting more. To be better, never settling. Upon the window slamming shut, rather than be happy about the signing of Pierre-Emerick Aubemeyang and Henrik Mkhitaryan, minds immediately went to other positions where we failed to strengthen. ... read more

A Manchester United reject and a moody Gabonian who wants to join Real Madrid. Arsenal are in “panic buy” mode after losing Alexis Sanchez. That is how the signings of Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang are being reported by some. Well if both players are panic buys, they are possibly ... read more

Well that was an interesting window for The Arsenal. Off the field there were some positives, even if on the field it was a bit ropey. Hopefully the dealings we saw were less controlled by Arsene Wenger and indicate that his time at Arsenal is coming to an end. So ... read more

“We need a new central defender” I often read or hear. Whilst new personnel will not go a miss at Arsenal, Laurent Koscielny is deteriorating by the week and those below him are not up to much, simply signing a new centre back does not solve Arsenal’s defensive problems. After ... read more

Jonny Evans had been a supposed Arsenal target for 18 months. When you say his name, a lot of Arsenal fans laugh. Why would we want a Manchester United reject who currently plays for WBA? But then Manchester City, until recently, were also heavily linked with them. So clearly he ... read more

The FA Cup For the first time in 22 years, since 1996, Arsenal are not in the 4th round of the FA Cup. And I am gutted. I am sitting here at 10:12 writing this blog, really not sure what to do with myself? Do I go and fix the ... read more

Chelsea have beaten Arsenal just once in 8 games In that time they have lost the FA Cup Final and Community Shield With Alvaro Morata injured, and failed bids for Andy Carroll and Peter Crouch, Chelsea have no decent strikers available Cesc Fabregas is also out. He has slithered into ... read more

I am already fed up of the narrative. The one that people are putting around to defend him and attack Arsenal. That Alexis Sanchez has left Arsenal to win trophies. No he has not, he has left Arsenal and joined the team who would pay him the most. We can ... read more

Our transfer dealings thus far in January have been interesting. Not just for the player we have signed (and those that we have sold) but for the way we have operated. In the past, Arsene Wenger has been kingmaker when it comes to transfers. Heavily involved in deciding who he ... read more

The Robert Pires quotes Over the weekend, Arsenal legend Bobby Pires has come out with some interesting quotes about how happy Alexis Sanchez was in London and that he is leaving because Arsenal could not match his ambition. “Alexis wanted to stay at Arsenal. I have not talked to him, ... read more

But we could have got £60million for him in the summer is a common complaint upon hearing that we are about to swap Alexis Sanchez for Henrikh Mkhitaryan, with no cash exchanging hands. A lot of people are looking at it as we are then getting no money for Sanchez, ... read more

The majority reading this will want Arsene Wenger to go. Some will say they have wanted him out for years, others merely weeks. Some define their football “lives” by wanting him to go, classing themselves as WOBs, others just feel he is not the right man for the club, but ... read more

Football fans generally have two emotions, elation or agony. Those are certainly the two I remember from being a young girl standing on the terraces. If someone had said to me 30 years ago, ‘one day you won’t feel as though you belong or you will despise the club’ I ... read more

Yesterday I wrote a blog about how I was struggling to find any positives with Arsenal at the minute. It was hard work and the only big positive I could find was at least we are not Spurs fans. And it is true, it is a positive that I do ... read more

I have read a lot over recent days that Arsenal need to buy this player, or that player. But a bigger problem that needs to be sorted out within the side before we sign anyone is what formation we set out to play. There is no point going out and ... read more

Seems to be plenty going on at Arsenal at the moment, so thought I would do a quick round up of what is being reported / rumoured. Firstly on Alexis Sanchez. Manchester City pulled out for the race for him yesterday. Rumours doing the rounds are that Sanchez priced himself ... read more

#mufc edge ahead of #mcfc in race to sign Sanchez because of their willingness to include a player in exchange. Mkhitaryan & Martial being discussed. https://t.co/yPw5gUqkOe — James Olley (@JamesOlley) January 15, 2018 Rumours doing the round that Arsenal want to take Manchester United’s Anthony Martial as part of the ... read more

I see myself as a fairly positive character. I try not to get things get me down, especially things out of my control. I feel sorry for the Arsenal fans that live in such a negative world that they spend nearly every hour, from the moment they wake up to ... read more

Spend some f*****g money has not been heard round the ground for a while. Not due to us not spending much, but more due to the apathy of the protesting fans. In the summer, it was already a documented disgrace that Arsenal made a profit on transfers. The club made ... read more

So it has been a busy week in the transfer market for Arsenal. Sadly, but predictably, it is players leaving rather than coming in. Firstly we had the news yesterday about Francis Coquelin joining Valencia for £10-ish million. Coquelin’s departure means that only Jack Wilshere remains from our 2008 FA ... read more

Out of the FA Cup at the 3rd round stage for the first time since 1996, to a lower a league side Never in the title race Not in the Champions League for the first time in 20 years Best players want to leave And for nothing Manager does not ... read more

I am writing this on the train up north to see some family before settling down for some Christmas festivities. It will be the last blog I write before Christmas (unless I have one scheduled for tomorrow that I have forgotten about), so before I start, I would like to ... read more

Against West Ham on Tuesday, Arsenal stuck with the 4 at the back system that has seen them now keep 3 clean sheets on the spin. The move, which happened before the bore draw against West Ham in the league and was kept for the 1-0 win over Newcastle, was ... read more

And just like that, Arsenal are into the semi final of the Copacabana Cup. Without even trying, putting in zero effort, Arsenal are still on course for a visit to Wembley in early 2018 and a chance of a first bit of silverware for the season. Having already beaten Doncaster ... read more

P 18 W 17 D 1 At the time of writing, that was Manchester City’s results in the league so far this season. It is awesome form that is seeing them average 2.88 points per game. Keep it up and they will end up with a record breaking 109 points. ... read more

Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez, 28, has turned down a £400,000-a-week offer from a Chinese club because he is determined to join Manchester City. That is this mornings Arsenal related news according to BBC Gossips column. Personally, I love the BBC Gossip column. It is what I read when I have ... read more

Wearing Suits before a game These days, players from all clubs stumble off the coach, oversized head phones on, in their tracksuits, carrying a little handbag filled with their moisturiser and other toiletries. The players look scruffy coming off the coach. Unkempt. With their headphones in, they become distant for ... read more

Before I start this blog, I just want to clarify, a referee is not the reason you do not win the game. You should be winning games based on your own ability. But referees can contribute if they make errors that led directly to goals either being scored or disallowed. ... read more

If I said that Arsenal were to make a bid for an international who scored 19 goals last season, we would all probably all be getting excited. If I said that this player was a wide man who has a proven track record in English football, averaging a goal every ... read more

Well that was rather dull. When the West Ham fans voted Adrian as man of the Match, I had to chuckle – he only had 3 saves to make. And that summed up the match. A dull 0-0 in the cold where now one came out with any credit. The ... read more

Arsenal have recently been running a poll about what 1970’s legend’s name should be engraved on a bench that will go outside the stadium. Which of our club legends should be honoured next? Make sure you have your say 👇 https://t.co/dp1mpwPI5q — Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) December 12, 2017 This led ... read more

It was early April 2017 when Arsene Wenger made the move from 4 at the back to 3 at the back. We had just been taken apart away from home to Crystal Palace, and were on a run of just one win in 8 in the Premier League. We had ... read more

In researching for responses to yesterdays blog on how things at Arsenal are actually not as bad as what they seem, I ended up asking myself a question: Are Arsenal actually in the middle of a glory period? Now before you spit your tea out all over your monitor, hear ... read more

Arsenal have a genuine chance of winning the Europa League – as long as we follow Manchester United’s lead from last year and start to take the competition serious. With the likes of Atletico Madrid, Napoli and Borussia Dortmund dropping into the competition, Arsenal have shifted from favourites to 2nd ... read more

About 16 years ago I started chatting on an Arsenal message board called “Arseonline”. It was on the Rivals.net network, which was set up to have a blog for every club in the UK. The idea was simple and it worked, you registered on the club you followed and had ... read more

I always think sometimes it is worthwhile taking a step away from something and looking at it from afar. That way you can often get a better perspective of what you are looking at. Now Arsenal’s Premier League form – especially away- has been poor in 2017. We are already ... read more

Sign a reinforcement We have to be realistic when it comes to the January transfer window. History shows that not much business is done in January. That sides will not go out and buy 5 it 6 players. Arsenal have notoriously done little business in January, and I do not ... read more

The victory of BATE Borisov was Arsene Wenger’s 700th in all competitions as Arsenal manager His first win came back on October 12th A 2-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers. Ian Wright scored twice The manager with the next most wins for Arsenal is Bertie Mee, with 241. The wins have ... read more

I did not go last night. It had nothing to do with it being a dead rubber in Europe’s second tier competition. Instead I went to see an Oasis tribute act at Alexandra Palace. They were average. Looking at the result and reading some reports, Arsenal were well worth their ... read more

Even though Arsenal have little to play for, much of the starting XI are playing for their futures Except for Theo Walcott, who is playing for a move to Everton BATE Borisov have so far won just 1 of their 5 Europa League games THIS CAMPAIGN Arsenal beat BATE Borisov ... read more

Genuinely, is anyone really that bothered that Arsenal are playing tonight? We are already guaranteed to go through top of group in the Europa League. We are playing a bunch of Bulgarian (or somewhere in Eastern Europe) farmers who will probably do a shift on a building site in London ... read more

A decision has been made by Arsenal to sell Theo Walcott in January. With 107 goals, Walcott is the top Arsenal scorer goal scorer in the current squad. Having joined the club back in January 2006, he is also the clubs longest serving player. I know I am in the minority, ... read more

am a stats man and many do have their place in football. I do follow the money ball theory and have read countless books on statistical analysis on football. But you can go too far with football, and as media outlets attempt to find the new thing they can ... read more

Quiz time: Which Arsenal player has the most combined goals and assists this season? OK, it is a trick question as there are two players that currently lead the way. Alexandre Lacazette has 8 goals and 1 assists – 9 in total. Alongside him is Aaron Ramsey with 3 goals ... read more

We have to be realistic when it comes to the January transfer window. History shows that not much business is done in January. That sides will not go out and buy 5 it 6 players. Arsenal have notoriously done little business in January, and I do not expect that to ... read more

Arsenal lost. That’s it. We were already out of the title race before yesterday. The defeat changes nothing. A disappointing loss in which Manchester United were clinical in their finishing – 3 shots; 3 goals – and Arsenal were simply wasteful. We actually didn’t play too bad, but came out ... read more

In recent years, a lot has been made of Arsene Wenger’s “nearly signings”. I have always defended him by highlighting that anyone who has managed at a top club for the 20+ years he has, would have been near to signing nearly every single top player out there. If, for ... read more

If the answer no, you are probably in the minority. The documentary culminating in Arsenal’s victory over Liverpool at Enfield on that famous night in 1989 has broken a number of records to become the most successful documentary ever on OurScreen.com with more than 3 times the number of screenings ... read more

You would think after #TeaGate that Daily Mail journalists would have realised it is a mistake to try and troll Arsenal fans. But no. Barely a week after scummy journalists came out from under their rocks to defend a young journalist who decide to make a Combined North London XI ... read more

The appointment of Raul Sanllehi as Head of Football relations is the 8th new appointment in the back room staff at Arsenal since February 2016. Ben Wrigglesworth – First Team Video Scout Much-admired scout Ben Wrigglesworth begun work at Arsenal in February 2016, after departing Leicester City. Wrigglesworth, who worked ... read more

Arsenal have just made their biggest appointment since Arsene Wenger was made manager back in 1996. The appointment of new Head of Football Relations Raul Sanllehi indicates a big move away from the dictator-esque leadership that Wenger has enjoyed for 21 years at the club. Throughout his time at Arsenal, ... read more

I am a “soccer” coach in New York. Last summer we held our pre-season camp at the Golden Goal Residence in Upstate New York. Golden Goal host many teams and organisations, including the Arsenal Academy Camp (Arsenal School USA). Arsenal’s camp was being held while I was there with my ... read more

During the Huddersfield v Manchester City game, the conversation turned to how brilliant the Manchester City side was. That with 12 games gone, they have won 11, drawn 1, scoring 42 and conceding just 8. Their goal difference is already +34 and they are 8 points clear at the top. ... read more

If Carlsberg did great weeks and all that… It started the Saturday before last. An early kick off against that lot up the road. It was supposed to be a game where Spurs cement themselves as the premiere club in North London. Show that the power shift is real. That ... read more

Sometimes the football does not really matter. And for the mid-week jaunt to Cologne, the football was always going to take second fiddle. A competition than none of us massively cared about, a team already guaranteed to qualify for the next round, and knowledge that we would see a team ... read more

“In the future, you will see that more and more, players going to the end of a contract” That was Arsene Wenger’s prediction about the future of the transfer market when asked about Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez’s contract situation over the summer. At the time, a lot of people, ... read more

I feel sorry for those Eurocrats on the 8:54am train from St Pancras International to Brussels. There quiet journey into Brussels to collect their expenses pay cheque is to be ruined this morning by 100s of Arsenal fans invading their train. Or I would feel sorry for them if they ... read more

Last season, we were promised a “big shake up” at Arsenal by Ivan Gazidis. There was talk of a Director of Football coming in and a host of back room changes. What materialised was Arsene Wenger signed a new two year deal and not much really changes bar a fitness ... read more

For anyone who is not on Twitter, you missed a hilarious Sunday as a load of journalists got their knickers in a twist at Arsenal’s social media team: Arsenal's social media is usually very good, as it should be with so many people working on it, but that cheap tweet ... read more

Tottenham are the most overrated, over hyped team in English football history With just 2 League Cups in 26 years, they have almost no recent success to shout about Which is probably why they celebrated progression and putting the pressure on like it actually means something Not only have they ... read more

Modern day players, they just do not know what it means to play for The Arsenal. They see the club as an employer, they do not love the club, they do not have passion for the club, they have no loyalty. It is just about a pay check. I completely ... read more

Giroud v Lacazette The £50m man against the old trusty horse. A friend of mine message me on Wednesday; Lacazette scores two goals against Germany last night. Back on the bench on Saturday though I bet. I responded; Giroud scored against Wales last Thursday. Back on the bench on Saturday ... read more

1961 – The last time Spurs won the League Prime Minister: Harold Macmillan President: John F. Kennedy In Music: The Beatles perform at the legendary Cavern Club in Liverpool for the first time In Sport: Mickey Mantle becomes the highest paid player in Major League Baseball by signing a contract ... read more

Whilst factors such as spend (and net spend) are important, it is a flawed comparison as an indicator to success Net spend to success does not allow for someone like Lionel Messi, easily the best player in the world over the last 10 years, cost Barcelona nothing. Likewise someone like ... read more

England I went out to France to watch England v Wales in the Lille fan park with tens of thousands other Englishmen. The majority of people I spoke to did not particularly like the English national team. Boring, predictable, overpaid failures, was the general consensus. But we travelled out there ... read more

Tottenham finished above Arsenal last season. It was the first time since 1995 that they had finished above London’s most successful side. Arsenal won the FA Cup. That FA Cup was Arsenal 3rd major domestic honour in just 4 years. Meanwhile, Spurs have failed to win a trophy since 23/02/2008. ... read more

French central midfielder Francis Coquelin has claimed first dibs on Theo Walcott’s number 14 jersey next season if the Englishman leaves the club. Coquelin believes he is the heir apparent for the shirt number made famous by club legend Thierry Henry. ZZZZZZZZZ That is a load of rubbish, and the ... read more

26th May 1989, is a date firmly etched in the memory of every Arsenal fan, despite what Sky would have you believe, it’s the greatest conclusion to a football season ever witnessed. So great a night and achievement that the book and later the film Fever Pitch were written ... read more

We were given an opportunity to interview Lee Dixon, Amy Lawrence, Alan Smith and David O’Leary before the world premiere of 89, the film documenting Arsenal’s victory over Liverpool at Anfield in 1989. Andy, from our friends over at The Arsenal History went along, this is his blog. If you’re ... read more

Santi Cazorla I have seen horrendous injuries before. Aaron Ramsey, Eduardo, and more, but the news last week about Santi Cazorla saddens me more. Even though it was an innocuous challenge at the time, one which did not cause too much stress, the photos that came out last week were ... read more

City are really good After 11 games, Manchester City are already 8 points clear. 11 wins and 1 draw. With a goal difference already of +31 (Liverpool finished 4th last year with a GD of +36), they are an awesome outfit with threats all over the pitch, and off ... read more

Win, lose or draw, you try and not let the football get in the way of a good day out at the football. Over the years following Arsenal over land and sea, I have seen some brilliant results and some horrendous results. The later often turning into a massive drinking ... read more

The morning after the night before. Another morning after another night before. We’ve been here a few times in recent years but something is different. The anger is subsiding and the apathy is creeping in. I’ve noticed it all season, Liverpool was a great example. Another humiliating display of football ... read more

It is easy to go over the top with the performances of Arsenal’s second string this season. Through (unbeaten) in the Europa League after just 4 games and into the quarter-final of the League Cup. On papers things are looking good. But scratch beneath the surface and victories have masked poor ... read more

Tonight Arsenal could qualify for the Europa League knock out stages after just 4 games. Victory will ensure that a top 2 place is guaranteed. If BATE Borisov fail to beat FC Koln, top place is ensure with 2 games to go. Now I am not going to celebrate too ... read more

I have blogged before about how fans are doing the Old Bill’s job by constantly videoing everything that happens on the concourse of stadiums and in pubs around ground. That fans are inadvertently grassing each other up by posting these videos on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, etc, and that these videos ... read more

When the Gay Gooners discriminated against older fans of Arsenal Football Club in their misguided tweet about the away scheme needing scrapping because every fan on it was old, didn’t go anymore, and was a tout, it glossed over what was a valid point. The valid point is not that ... read more

Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil are gone. They are not going to sign a new deal. I think we have to all come to terms with them leaving the club on a free. And when I talk about all of us having to come to terms, I include the Arsenal ... read more